Book and Movie Review: The Stepford Wives, by Ira Levin

Oct 13, 2024 15:30

The classic sci-fi thriller that became a part of American jargon.


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Yes, that scene was a stupid idea. max_sinister October 16 2024, 00:19:07 UTC
Fortunately it wasn't used in the movie - at least, not the one I saw.

Regarding the first movie, scriptwriter William Goldman also found it unrealistic, destroying the suspension of disbelief. Because the Stepford women didn't look like Bo Derek. (You'd have to be a madman to realize such a plan - but such madmen would want their women look like 10s, not just attractive.)

It seems like this book needs a third movie, this time done right. Maybe with even nastier villains?

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